Finnish National Ballet

Finnish National Ballet (Suomen Kansallisbaletti) is a professional ballet company at the Finnish National Opera, in Helsinki, Finland. The company was founded in 1922 and it currently employs 73 dancers.[1] It is the only Finnish company that regularly performs a classical ballet repertoire. The current director Madeleine Onne started with the company in 2018, after Kenneth Greve, (2008–2018), Dinna Bjørn (2001–2008) and Jorma Uotinen (1992–2001).

Finnish National Ballet
General information
NameFinnish National Ballet
Year founded1922
Principal venueFinnish National Opera and Ballet, Helsinki, Finland
Websitewww.oopperabaletti.fi/en/
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Associated schoolsBallet School of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet

Ballet School of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet works in close association with the National Ballet. The school has 30 secondary education places for training professional dancers, and 150 basic arts pupils (young students).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Suomen Kansallisooppera". www.operafin.fi. Archived from the original on 2004-06-23.
  2. ^ "Suomen Kansallisooppera". www.operafin.fi. Archived from the original on 2009-12-01.


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